Hatfina Sakinah, 2015
A CASE STUDY OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD INDONESIAN BOY’S PERLOCUTIONARY ACTS TO INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT ... i
PREFACE ... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... iii
ABSTRACT ... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... v
LIST OF TABLES ... vii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Research Questions ... 3
1.3 Aims of the Study ... 3
1.4 Significance of the Study ... 3
1.5 Research Method ... 4
1.5.1 Data Collection ... 4
1.5.2 Data Analysis ... 4
1.6 Organization of the Paper ... 5
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL BACKGROUND ... 6
2.1 Speech Acts Theory ... 6
2.1.1 Indirect Speech Acts ... 8
2.1.2 Responses to Indirect Speech Acts ... 10
2.2 Pragmatic Competence of A Three-Year-Old Child ... 10
2.3 Ranking of Imposition ... 11
2.4 Previous Study ... 14
2.5 Concluding Remarks ... 16
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 18
3.1 Research Design... 18
3.2 Subject of the Study ... 19
3.3 Data Collection Procedure ... 20
3.3.1 Elicitation Technique ... 20
Hatfina Sakinah, 2015
A CASE STUDY OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD INDONESIAN BOY’S PERLOCUTIONARY ACTS TO INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu
3.3.3 Note Taking ... 23
3.4 Data Analysis ... 24
3.4.1 Locution and Context ... 24
3.4.2 Illocution, Rx, and Responses ... 25
3.4.3 Distribution of the Subject’s Responses ... 25
3.5 Concluding Remarks ... 25
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ... 26
4.1 Responses to Indirect Speech Acts Performed by RA ... 26
4.1.1 Acceptance ... 26
4.1.1.1Acceptance with utterances (verbal responses) ... 27
4.1.1.1.1 Giving Advice ... 27
4.1.1.1.2 Inviting ... 28
4.1.1.1.3 Expressing wants ... 28
4.1.1.1.4 Asking Permission ... 29
4.1.1.2Acceptance with actions (nonverbal responses) ... 30
4.1.1.2.1 Following directions ... 30
4.1.1.3Accepting with expression and actions ... 30
4.1.2 Rejecting ... 31
4.1.2.1Rejecting with utterance (verbal responses) ... 31
4.1.2.1.1 Suggesting alternatives ... 31
4.1.2.1.2 Direct refusal ... 32
4.1.2.1.3 Expressing wants ... 33
4.1.2.2Rejecting with action (nonverbal responses) ... 33
4.1.2.2.1 Persisting ... 34
4.1.3 A Response Showing Misunderstanding ... 34
4.2 Distribution of The Subject’s Responses to Indirect Speech Acts ... 35
4.3Relationship between Ranking of Imposition (Rx) and The Subject’s Responses 36
4.4Discussions ... 37
4.5Concluding Remarks ... 44
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ... 45
5.1Conclusions ... 45
5.2Suggestions ... 46
REFERENCES ... 47
